ART SG and S.E.A. Focus are locked in for January 2027

January's art calendar is filling up, and the big fair has a plus-one.

Block out 21 to 24 January now, and more than one afternoon of it. ART SG's fifth edition runs at Marina Bay Sands from 22 to 24 January 2027, with a VIP preview and vernissage on the 21st, and S.E.A. Focus, in its ninth edition, sits under the same roof for a second year. That is the useful bit for anyone who prefers looking at art to hunting for it: the regional showcase and the international fair in one building, in the busiest art week of the year. The compromise is that one building is still a full day; the next step is to wait for the exhibitor list before deciding whether you need two.

The pairing isn't a coincidence of booking: ART SG has organised S.E.A. Focus since 2026. Both sit inside the 15th Singapore Art Week, which the National Arts Council organises each January; artweek.sg has the wider programme.

ART SG published its 2027 application information for galleries in May, so the exhibitor list is the next thing to watch. It will tell you whether the regional galleries at S.E.A. Focus and the international names at ART SG deserve a full day each.

The satellite shows are starting to announce themselves. Pinaree Sanpitak presents 'How We Hold What's Possible. Movement II' at 72-13 on Mohamed Sultan Road from 21 to 30 January 2027, billed as a 10-day show where dinner is the artwork. Expect more of that as January gets closer: the fair draws the crowds, and the rest of the city lines up around it.

Plan it like this: a weekday for the fair, when it should be calmer than the Saturday, the satellite shows across town on another day, and the evenings kept free, since that is when the gallery openings tend to happen. Buying or browsing, pencil in 21 to 24 January.

Good to know ART SG runs 22–24 January 2027 at Marina Bay Sands, with a VIP preview and vernissage on 21 January. Check artweek.sg and artsg.com for the wider Singapore Art Week programme.

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